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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email sime darby was relisted today. it is currently at RM11.30, 26.9% above the relisting price of RM8.90. CI just shot past 1400, increasing by 27 points.
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sime darby relisting powers CI past 1400
November 30th, 2007 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
Abim slams Hindraf for seditious words
November 30th, 2007 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email | Abim slams Hindraf for 'seditious' words http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75465 |
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The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim) has criticised Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) for using 'subversive' and 'seditious' words in its documents to the British government. In a statement today, Abim expresses concern that some contents in various documents issued by Hindraf "constitute extreme, exaggerated and sensationalised allegations implicating the Muslim community in one way or another". "The use of terms and expressions such as 'ethnic cleansing', 'permanent colonization' of Indian Malaysians by 'Islamic extremists', 'Malay gangs' and (others) are clearly racially and religiously unjustified, seditious and borders on the subversive". However, the Muslim movement urges Malaysians to remain calm because Hindraf's view is not representative of all Indians in the country. No ill will The movement proceeded to warn those fighting for racial and religious interests to learn from history that such issues, if not carefully handled, may cause tensions to flare up. "When emotions are left unchecked and the communal temperature is too high, there's no guarantee that public order and safety can be maintained. "(We) condemn all forms of racial and religious extremism and urges peace-loving Malaysians not to take actions that may jeopardize peace, harmony, public order and safety in the country," it said. The NGO also viewed that relevant authorities should be allowed to regulate the exercise of freedom of assembly rights by taking into account the circumstances of each case. They urge the police to observe due restraint and be reasonable in exercising their discretion in handling the situation. Solidarity with all groups Abim was referring to the rally that took place last Sunday where about 30,000 people – mostly Indians – gathered at Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur to participate in a rally organised by Hindraf to submit a memorandum to the British High Commission. The authorities had denied a permit for the rally and obtained a rare court order restraining the public from taking part. The police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd. "We also believe that the current situation is such that it is very irresponsible and dangerous for anyone to manipulate this issue to fan racial sentiments for any political or ulterior agendas," the movement added. Abim then reaffirmed its solidarity with the poor and marginalised communities and urged all parties to undertake continuous effort to improve their livelihood. |
PKR says got body contact
November 30th, 2007 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email | PKR rebuts IGP's 'no body contact' claim http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75481 |
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PKR today said it has evidence to disprove Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan''s claim that the police made 'no body contact' in relation to the mass rally on Nov 25.
"About 100 people were hurt when they were assaulted by the FRU (riot police) and police during a gathering at Batu Caves. One of them is warded in the Intensive Care Unit," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. According to Manikavasagam, a crowd of 3,000 – mostly from neighbouring states – had gathered inside the Batu Caves compound to spend the night before the rally. He said at about 3am, the police allegedly fired tear gas and water cannons over and through the gates of the compound on the crowd which had nowhere to run. Previously, Musa denied the use of tear gas and water cannons in the Batu Caves compound, which is Malaysia's most popular Hindu shrine. Video evidence Manikavasagam claimed that he has video and anecdotal evidence to back his claim and that this would be presented to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) tomorrow. Apart from this, the PKR leader added that he has evidence of excessive force being applied by the police during the rally on Sunday morning. In one example, Manikavasagam showed reporters pictures of B Arumugam, 27, who was heavily bandaged on the nose. Arumugam, from Seremban, was among the thousands who had gathered at the crack of dawn near the iconic KLCC Twin Towers. Manikavasagam claimed that Arumugam was hit by a tear gas cannister while seated in a crowd and sustained injuries that required 27 stitches and further surgery. "The best part is, the police took him away, gave him RM20 and told him to take a taxi to the hospital… They don't want the public to see what had happened to him," he alleged. Temple called the cops "There were a lot of people outside the temple (around midnight). We could not control the crowd, so we called the police," he said. Devarajoo claimed that the police arrived at the scene after 1am to disperse the crowd. "We opened the back door to allow people to leave," he said, denying that the police had entered the Batu Caves compound. He also denied news reports that the damage in the compound added up to RM10,000 and that a bus was torched in the incident. "There were minor damages to the gate and a fridge. There was no major damage," he said. The rally was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf)to support a lawsuit by Hindraf against Britain for bringing Indians to Malaysia as indentured labourers and exploiting them for 150 years. |
Contrary to the police chief's assertion that his personnel exercised restraint, PKR supreme council member S Manikavasagam said the heaviest police action took place in Batu Caves on the night before.
greenhouse gas makes us industrialised nation
November 30th, 2007 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Malaysians emitting more CO2
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has become the 26th largest source of greenhouse gases in the world, a position that places it within the ranks of industrialised nations.
The country released 177.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2004, which is 0.6% of the global total, according to the latest Human Development Report by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Each Malaysian discharged 7.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2004, compared with three tonnes in 1994. In contrast, China has a per capita emission of 3.8 tonnes, France six tonnes, Egypt 2.3 tonnes and the United States, 20.6 tonnes.
"With increased prosperity and greater urbanisation, Malaysia will undoubtedly continue to adopt the carbon-intensive lifestyle of the developed countries. This implies increased carbon emissions from an ever-growing number of automobiles, factories and power plants," said United Nations Resident Coordinator Dr Richard Leete at the launch of the report Thursday.
Leete said although Malaysia has made a positive start in reducing its carbon footprint, such as implementing carbon-mitigating projects and adopting several renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives, it should do more.
"In Malaysia, I would support a stronger role to develop a policy on climate change to address adaptation, deforestation and mitigation," he said.
The report also showed that Malaysia's Human Development Index (HDI) – calculated based on income, life expectancy, adult literacy and school enrolment – improved to 0.811 from 0.805 previously, placing the country in the category of "high human development." Malaysia ranked 63rd out of 177 countries.
It warned, however, that the effects of climate change could threaten human development and reverse progress in improvements in poverty reduction, health and education. For instance, changes in rainfall pattern and glacial retreat could trigger water scarcity while increased drought and erratic rainfall could reduce agriculture yield. Increased storms and floods could displace up to 332 million coastal dwellers globally.
To stem rising temperatures, the report proposed that developed countries cut carbon emissions by 80% of 1990 levels by 2050, and developing countries by 20%.
To help countries adapt to increased climate risks, the report called for greater international co-operation, technology transfer and financial support for the developing world.
MIC hotline to address community
November 30th, 2007 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Update from the Star and also THR this morning. I have SMS’ed my suggestion on setting up multiple communication channels to him just now.
MIC to set up hotline to address the problems of the community
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By A. LETCHUMANAN and PARVEEN GILL
KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC will set up a hotline as soon as possible to handle all problems faced by the Indian community, its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said.
He said that after meeting the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had also asked MIC to set up a special committee to analyse and address socio-economic problems faced by the Indian community.
“We expect calls on problems on Tamil schools and Hindu temples. Other problems can also be channelled to the hotline,†he told reporters after chairing the party’s central working committee meeting here yesterday.
Samy Vellu said the problems would be referred to party leaders according to their portfolios.
He said the telephone and contact numbers of the hotline would be published in the local newspapers as soon as it was set up.
“When there are problems which need to be brought to the attention of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, I will bring it up with them,†he said.
Samy Vellu said that he had also received hundreds of SMS on his handphone after certain quarters distributed his numbers and those of MIC leaders.
“While many were genuine, some were crank ones.â€
Samy Vellu said Abdullah wanted the committee to submit a detailed report on all the demands of the Indian community so that they could be evaluated.
He stressed that the committee was a result of a report submitted by the party to Abdullah in June. The report is entitled “A New Mechanism for the Indian Communityâ€.
Asked if all these measures were due to the Hindraf protest last Sunday, he said MIC had always submitted a report to the Prime Minister every six months.
He said Abdullah was very sympathetic to the plight of the community and the Prime Minister had promised to study the report.
Saying that Abdullah asked the special committee to come up with more proposals, Samy Vellu said among the new proposals would be to provide the number of non-bumiputras serving in the civil sector, their ranks and also the number of vacancies available at both the federal and state levels.
The Works Minister said that whenever the party did something for the Indian community, it did not seek publicity. He refused to comment on the fate of Cameron Highlands MP K. Devamany on remarks the latter made on the woes of the Indian community in the Parliament sitting on Monday.
“I do not want to comment on the issue as he is supposed to meet Barisan Nasional Chief Whip and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak to explain his remarks.â€
